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Sri Lanka: Security beefed up as Buddhist monks meet over presidential vot
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): Security was beefed up in the Sri Lankan highland town of Kandy on Sunday as hardline Buddhist monks gathered for their first big assembly since Easter attacks by Islamist militants on churches and luxury hotels that killed more than 250 on April 21.
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Dalai Lama holds teaching sessions for Russian Buddhists at Dharamshala
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): Dalai Lama held teaching sessions on request of Russian Buddhists at Tsuglagkhang, the main Tibetan temple in Dharamshala, on Friday.
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Refugees from Bangladesh will get citizenship here as promised in manifest
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Monday said that the refugees who migrated from Bangladesh, be it Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, or Christians, will get citizenship as promised in BJP's 'Sankalp Patra'.
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Minority groups in China facing repression, says Ministerial to Advance Re
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 27 (ANI): The first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, that held its meeting in Washington this week, has expressed serious concerns over restrictions on religious freedom in China, particularly on the minority groups such as Uighurs, Hui, Kazakh Musli
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Kandy riots: Buddhist community stages protest
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kandy [Sri Lanka], Mar 6 (ANI): Members of the Buddhist community held protests outside a police station in Sri Lanka's Kandy demanding the release of its people who were arrested in the riots.
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Rohingyas attack Myanmar Army truck, injure 5 soldiers
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Jan 6 (ANI): Rohingya insurgents on Saturday launched an assault on the Myanmar Army, attacking its truck in the restive state of Rakhine, and injured five soldiers in the process.
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More than 48,000 babies will be born in B'desh in 2018
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar [Bangladesh], Jan 5 (ANI): More than 48,000 babies will be born in Bangladesh within this year, according to an NGO, 'Save the Children'.
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PM Modi announces direct flight between Colombo and Varanasi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May12 (ANI) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced direct flight between Colombo and Varanasi, saying it will enable Buddhists and Hindus from both sides to visit important pilgrim sites in both the countries.
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International Vesak Day: 'PM Modi one of our own', says Sri Lank
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May12 (ANI): On the second day of his Sri Lankan tour ,Prime Minister Narendra Modi today participated in the International Vesak Day celebrations, which is observed as one of the biggest festivals among Buddhists.
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Karmapa Lama visits Arunachal's Tawang, receives overwhelming respons
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Nov. 29 (ANI): The Karmapa Lama, the head of the 900-year-old Karma Kagyu lineage and guide to millions of Buddhists around the world, was given a rousing welcome on his arrival in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
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Centre extends additional facilities to persons residing in India on Long-
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 20 (ANI): Centre has extended certain facilities in last two years to persons from minority community of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, namely Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians staying on Long Term Visa (LTV) in India, such as affidavit in place of
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